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15 Countries Sign Statement Urging End to Serious Human Rights Violations in China

Uyghurs, Christians, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners have faced 'targeted repression,' it stated.

Tecnologie biometriche e vie di fuga: perché il riconoscimento facciale non rende “obsoleti” i racconti dei rifugiati cinesi

La repressione tecnologica avanza. Ma avanzano anche i mezzi per eluderla. The post Tecnologie biometriche e vie di fuga: perché il riconoscimento facciale non rende “obsoleti” i racconti dei rifugiati cinesi first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

Buddhist Books for Kids in 2025

A roundup of children’s books that introduce the dharma The post Buddhist Books for Kids in 2025 appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Previously unknown lineage of humans discovered in Argentina

Scientists says this group rarely intermingled with others

The Legacy of the White Paper Protests

Click to expand Image A protester writes "dignity" in English and Chinese in a show of solidarity with the White Paper protest in China at the University of Washington in Seattle, December 4, 2022. © 2022 Chin Hei Leung/SOPA...

42 glacial lakes in Nepal at high risk of bursting: experts

ICIMOD experts warn 42 glacial lakes in Koshi province, including Tallopokhari in Barun, are at high risk of bursting, threatening lives and infrastructure in Sankhuwasabha and Arun Valley.

Christian pastor's daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

CDT’s “404 Deleted Content Archive” Summary for October 2025, Part Two

CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese...

The Generosity of Offering the Body

The guiding teacher of Heart Sangha on the connections between generosity, motherhood, and chöd The post The Generosity of Offering the Body appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian

The Three-Self Church is not a real church but a political propaganda agency. Leaving it, however, exposes one to the risk of being arrested. The post The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian first appeared on Bitter...

The Italian senate’s call on China

On Tuesday last week, the Italian senate introduced a motion calling on the Italian government to act through international institutions to protect the rights of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai (黎智英), ...

This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should beOn the night...

Japan: New Government Should Adopt Human Rights Diplomacy

foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on November 6, 2025. The Japanese government should affirm its commitment to human rights by taking the lead in promoting civilian democratic rule and the rule of law across Asia and around the world.

Silencing Pro-Tibet Activists Abroad: China’s Transnational Repression

The Chinese Communist regime’s efforts to undermine liberties far beyond its own borders know no rest—the paradigmatic case of 22-year-old Zhang Yadi. The post Silencing Pro-Tibet Activists Abroad: China’s Transnational Repression first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Tibetan Buddhists would reject Beijing ‘appointee’

China’s requirement that the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation to be born in China and approved by Beijing has drawn criticism, with experts at a forum in Taipei yesterday saying that if Beijing were to put ...

Discovering Jayamuni

A 17th-century Newar scholar’s outsized influence on European Buddhist scholarship The post Discovering Jayamuni appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

China’s Xi and Thai King Vajiralongkorn pledge closer ties during landmark visit

China’s leader Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn have pledged closer ties during the first visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch

Why Uyghurs Commemorated the East Turkestan Republic Day

A testimony by Amsterdam’s “lonely Uyghur” protester about the relevance and beauty of November 16. The post Why Uyghurs Commemorated the East Turkestan Republic Day first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Global Lawmakers Pledge to Push Ban on Forced Organ Harvesting

An international lawmaker alliance said it will also push for actions opposing Beijing's coercive activities against Taiwan, Tibet, and others.

IPAC vows to combat China’s moves

A coalition of lawmakers from around the world would support bills and measures to counter China-backed transnational repression...

Dirty necks, dangerous diplomacy

A Chinese diplomat’s violent threat against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her remarks on defending Taiwan marks a dangerous escalation in East Asian tensions, revealing Beijing’s gr...

Türkiye: ‘Restriction Codes’ Harm Uyghurs Seeking Safety

Click to expand Image A protester from the Uyghur community living in Türkiye stands with East Turkestan flags in the Beyazit mosque in Istanbul on March 25, 2021, during a protest against the visit of China's foreign minister to...

New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside

No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to piecesA newly opened bridge in south-west China collapsed on Tuesday, sending slabs of concrete and plumes of dust into the mountainside and...

Section of new bridge collapses in China’s Sichuan province

A section of a newly opened bridge collapsed in a mountainous area of Sichuan province in southwestern China on Tuesday, with no casualties reported. Videos circulating on social media showed part of the Shuangjiangkou Hongqi Bridge over a river...